French Perfume By Great Big Sea Lyrics

[@doberman1ism]

This is a beautiful and wonderful song. The lyrics to this song reminds me of the lyrics to a pome written by the American fictional author Bret Harte. It was staged in Newport, Rhode Island in the early 1900s when he saw an apparition of a beautiful young lady waltzing around the ballroom. As she waltzed beneath the candle lit crystal chandeliers the sweet fragrance of French perfume filled the air. He longed to call out to her as she disappeared into the fragrance of the night. I love this song it is so romantic and powerful. French perfume was a highly sought after commodity and commanded a very high price.

[@coffeepressed4time]

Aidah Di Leoni If I'm not mistaken, this French Perfume is referring to the smell of rum and/or cigar smoke, which would make sense if he is indeed a smuggler as the song states.

[@Jourell1]

It also states that he picked up perfume along with the cigars and rum, the line is pretty quick so its easy to miss. the song is referring to a notorious smuggling route in eastern canada. St Pierre is a small island very close to Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula, which includes the towns of Fortune and Spanish Room, mentioned in the song.

[@Jourell1]

St Pierre is a French island. Smuggling alcohol from it became especially popular during the 1920s. they wold take it into canada and down into the states.

[@sarahgray430]

This song isn't about piracy, people, it's about a smuggler or "rum runner" They plied the East Coast of Canada and America and the Great Lakes region during Prohibition, dealing in illicit booze, tobacco, drugs and other contraband and there is still an illegal trade in pot and tobacco to this day. Now can you imagine Disney making a Pirates of The Great Lakes movie? Now that would be fun!

[@Jourell1]

The song actually mentions the region its set in. Saint Pierre and Miquelonis a group of French islands within about 15 km of Newfoundland. And yes, it close proximity did make it an infamous smuggling route back in the day

[@brillopower1492]

Yeah, this is definitely going on my Halloween playlist.

[@casiedragmire4686]

This song gave me an idea for a character for a book I'm writing! I love this song, it's absolutely fantastic!

[@user-vipgxpn]

J'ai adoré! Et je connais cette chanson depuis plus de dix ans maintenant! Bravo!

[@mindsmile2259]

Gauloisier de la Gauloiserie moi aussi!

[@nytemarequeen2365]

Not to split hairs, but I think it's supposed to be spelled "klicks" when referred to kilometers or kilometers per hour. Great video!

[@jackj6457]

50 klicks is Commonwealth English for 50 kilometres per hour

[@spacedruid2415]

These guys just cant write a bad song or do a poor cover.

[@MegaAlex576]

This makes me want to be on a pirate ship while sword fighting some murderous mermaids

[@Moongirl12121]

Does that say in the bottom right corner that September the 19th, is tale like a pirate day?

[@melodyflame9928]

Moongirl12121 talk*

[@NoUsernameGoodSir]

Just a note on the lyrics- I think it's "50 klicks", that is, military slang for kilometers or kilometers per hour, rather than an onomatopoeia. Thank you for posting this!

[@sorcererspadawan2952]

This sounds like it could have been in a late 90s early 2000s Scooby-Doo movie

[@rovids1018]

Damn this brings me back when ever I go to newfoundland :D playing this song in a kitchen party and other songs

[@Meng_7025]

I listened to this all the time in PEI the Maritimes are amazing

[@jacksickle_8223]

I wish the song was on Spotify

[@Solarmyr]

It is now! I was really surprised to find it, but it's there 🤷‍♂

[@jimbutke]

One of my fav GBS songs!

[@brambleberryproductions1235]

All Other Comments: 'OMG PIRATE! ENGLAND AND FOXY!!!' Me: '...wait is this Spanish, British or Irish?! ...also lovely song. I'm an idiot I know'

[@AlexandreKarpov]

+Scarlett Acid Newfoundland.

[@brambleberryproductions1235]

Alexandre Karpov Ah. Thank you.

[@Jourell1]

It's Canadian, the band Great Big Sea is known for performing traditional Newfoundland folk songs in addition to their own material. St Pierre is a French island that's very close to Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula (which includes the towns of Fortune and Spanish Room mentioned in the song) and so would be an easy smuggling route. In this case though, our smuggler is spotted by the mounties (royal canadian mounted police), and crashes into the rocks trying to escape.

[@devinsword5777]

canadian, actualy- "the mountie boat was waiting as he crawled up mortier bay", mounties are the royal canadian mounted police

[@jstarstudios7110]

IT'S CANADIAN!!! 😄

[@History-corrected]

i recomend that everyone listens to this song.

[@flamewear]

So unlike all the other people who got here through some fanfic i got here through an entirely different fanfic which mentioned chemical workers song and I explored from there. :/

[@haileygermain5740]

I can't remember how I found this song. It was years ago though, I remember that much.

[@jowsh1826]

Hailey Vance my dad used to sing this to me when I was younger. It’s been years and this song really brings me back.

[@soy_was_here_but_gae2859]

You've red my mind 👀

[@upthera9369]

love this song

[@chrishodder4672]

It's about me hometown....n I miss drinkin smuggled rum down in Spanishroom....Placentia Bay bie:-)

[@tortillasenpai2911]

Ooo, much good, very music.

[@newfoundlandmapping4493]

I’m honestly surprised by the amount of people who think this is an English song,

[@gabrielschulhof]

50 klicks, not 50 clicks

[@nytemarequeen2365]

Ohhh, I thought they'd mixed up "clicks" with "knots," I didn't know there was a different spelling

[@sleepyvinegar]

This reminds me Foxy and Pirate!England

[@nichoraptor]

Pirate!England! :D

[@bipedalnarwhal277]

@100,000 Subs, No Content Amen good sir

[@triumvir_hunt]

its so annoying that i have heard this tune before but not on this song and i cant figure out on what other song i have heard it xd

[@sciranger6703]

Same!

[@Inqusitor_VDM]

i think its set to the same tune of Hello Darkness my old friend by Simon and Garfunkel just a bit sped up

[@katerinai.salazar9566]

Omg! ( g stands for goodness) IM INLOVE WITH THIS SONG! It reminds me of pirate England!

[@angelinacutler1009]

+Katerina I Salazar you know theirs a amv of this song staring pirate england

[@brittneyellis8424]

100,000 Subs, No Content dude you really need to get a life they’re just referring to a dumb anime video that’s popular with this song it’s njot hard to figure out, no need to sound like a broken record

[@LeoBronze]

when they said ¨pierre¨ they wrote it peirre. WHAT IS THAT?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!

[@Jourell1]

Just a misspelling. Saint-Pierre is the capital of a group of french islands off the coast of Newfoundland. They're very close to the Burin Peninsula, including the towns of Fortune and Spanish Room mentioned in the song making it a notorious smuggling route back in the day.

[@thirdinternationaltheory]

I just found this song

[@thirdinternationaltheory]

🇺🇸

[@lindenshepherd6085]

C'est belle, non?

[@nonuvurbeeznus795]

This song takes place in modern times.

[@castielnovak4632]

sounds like the beginning of an anime

[@deannagaddy977]

Yea it does.

[@ShadowDarkleaf]

((I know it has a opening already)) either fairy tail or one piece

[@darthguilder1923]

Shadow Darkleaf that would work pretty well

[@odinfromcentr2]

LordDrakoArakis could make it happen.

[@torsionsshear9554]

A saga of Kaptain Jack Black Snow Owl from the Long Lost Viking Isles known only as die Stein ;)

[@thequeenofchurros359]

The pirate England video has more views than this song ..z

[@KitsuneAdorable]

Kinda makes me wanna play Assassins Creed Black Flag again. 🤔

[@-Trusty]

Everything makes me want to play black flag again.

[@s_k_y_l_l_e_t]

Fuckin love pirates...

[@PyroGothNerd]

So it's a pirate version of Ballad of Thunder Road

[@amberdenker8655]

which foxy story is it from

[@BreezyWinter7]

omg this is a pretty great song but everyone needs to calm down.

[@TropicalNeyy]

j'ai besoin d'essayer ce purfume ive entendu ma marraine qui vit à paris en parler beaucoup en disant que c'est bon

[@willyking5611]

French Perfume

[@hiipurr]

The pirate enland comments make me happy. Also I like the song too!

[@runachan5127]

Voy a ser sincera, un fanfic de FNAF hace como 5 o 7 años me hizo oír esta joyita.

[@FringePrincess]

😮🤭

[@englishvampirexx]

Cursed

[@jenx8842]

Dancers

[@ligthoakberry4440]

2024 ?

[@KaiHakuRei]

Watching One Piece while listening to this song XD

[@haleyreigle9468]

KaiHakuRei That's such a good idea! If anything, I can imagine a drunk Shanks spewing it

[@silverseth7]

Wait, which opening? There's like 18 of them now.

[@parkeranquist543]

KaiHakuRei I

[@gracebourelle2913]

Foxy you need to hear dis!!!! Foxy: (walks in) okay I be coming Ok I play it right now After Foxy hears the song So....do u like it Foxy:I be lovin` it lass!!! In fact I might just put this ere song in me show Really!!! I would love to see the performance Foxy: Then it be settled! I will be askn` Freddy if e can add it!!! yay! Foxy: haar haar haar!! This is my first time trying to pretend I was talking to foxy so I mightv messed up some of the pirate talk.

[@emilykovalovsky775]

I would love to see Foxy's performance with this too X3

[@gracebourelle2913]

IKR!!! OMGosh

[@emilykovalovsky775]

Grace Bourelle yeah it would be really awesome

[@bembus8616]

Its okay ^3^ everybody's gets nervous or is bad when they start.Even me

[@gracebourelle2913]

thxs for the support!! and I bet your great!

[@PokewolfGuardian]

FOXY COME LISTEN TO THIS >:D

[@gabys.h3687]

lel, pirate england jfnwfjwjjfw this Is beautiful

[@newfoundlandmapping4493]

It’s Newfoundland, not england

[@valentinosomerset6007]

I got here from a foxy fan fiction.

[@amberdenker8655]

which one

[@valentinosomerset6007]

Amber Denker I honestly don't remember lol. I've stopped reading fanfic

[@emilykovalovsky775]

All I can think of is Foxy and Pirate England XD

[@luxiteblade1051]

YESH

[@SunBurntSoandSo]

Weebs

[@Lilytrabbit]

Just read the commits most people think of pirate england .... can't blame them tho🙄

[@apollograyling-hastur3995]

I came here on a link from a FNAF fanfic

[@iveswrld]

Same XD

[@mechnaprime3637]

How did that happen and what fanfic was it?

[@angeladenker9588]

Mechna Prime you cant escape the past

[@nemo_tiger]

Fiona Hart Same

[@mskirazz12]

OMG THIS DEFINETLY FOXY'S THEME

[@briannawestmoreland4230]

but the animals stank of rot, not fancy perfume

[@jowsh1826]

Ew no

[@TropicalNeyy]

j'ai besoin d'essayer ce purfume ive entendu ma marraine qui vit à paris en parler beaucoup en disant que c'est bon